Why are woman obsessed with being thin

[Anonymous]

I think as women, we all are simply conditioned to equate beauty = a slim figure.

It starts w/playing w/Barbie dolls…..those dolls had the type of bodies that us little girls all hoped to grow into when we grew up.

Plus we have seen through the years how most of the women we admire, both in real life as well as celebrities tend to be slim.
And we also see how desirable
women become when they lose a lot of weight.

Like when Nicole Ritchie became skinny she suddenly became hot ➕ pretty famous, right??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most women in the DMV are overweight or obese.

Yet with SNAP suspended, everyone was claiming starving people would be dropping all over the place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don’t see women with BMI of 17/18. Most women in DMV are 30+.

DC and Arlington are considered some of the fittest cities in the country.

I think you mean “fattest.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most women in the DMV are overweight or obese.

Probably because it's a miserable place to live

Because there are too many shrill Democrats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The very last thing we need to worry about is American women being too thin. Give it a rest. There are countless threads on DCUM about women being too thin, women having anorexic tendencies etc. Yet it is extremely clear based on all observable data that in fact, our nation suffers from eating disorders in the *other* direction. Still, no one posts about it, complaining that people are overweight. No, in this upside down world, they complain about the disciplined, functional people.

Plenty of people complain about it.
It seems like the rest of the country there are growing extremes

[Anonymous]

Not all women are… UMC women, yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think as women, we all are simply conditioned to equate beauty = a slim figure.

It starts w/playing w/Barbie dolls…..those dolls had the type of bodies that us little girls all hoped to grow into when we grew up.

Plus we have seen through the years how most of the women we admire, both in real life as well as celebrities tend to be slim.
And we also see how desirable
women become when they lose a lot of weight.

Like when Nicole Ritchie became skinny she suddenly became hot ➕ pretty famous, right??

I didn’t have Barbie’s or skinny celebrities when I grow up, and everyone still wanted to be thin. Being thin meaning you can go for long walks, dancing in the parks, climb mountains with ease. I was shocked at half the fitness class here who can’t jump, despite most still being in their 30/40s.

Life is more enjoyable when you are thin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think as women, we all are simply conditioned to equate beauty = a slim figure.

It starts w/playing w/Barbie dolls…..those dolls had the type of bodies that us little girls all hoped to grow into when we grew up.

Plus we have seen through the years how most of the women we admire, both in real life as well as celebrities tend to be slim.
And we also see how desirable
women become when they lose a lot of weight.

Like when Nicole Ritchie became skinny she suddenly became hot ➕ pretty famous, right??

I didn’t have Barbie’s or skinny celebrities when I grow up, and everyone still wanted to be thin. Being thin meaning you can go for long walks, dancing in the parks, climb mountains with ease. I was shocked at half the fitness class here who can’t jump, despite most still being in their 30/40s.

Life is more enjoyable when you are thin.

I think you don't understand why women of that age "can't jump". I'm fit, but I make a point not to jump. See if you can figure out why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So interesting the number of thin women commenting that they don’t exercise despite exercise being tied to overall health and well-being. Why don’t you exercise???

Exercising makes me hungry and they have proven that it doesn't matter about exercise. It's all about food and calories. Completely. Your body compensates for the exercise. So I'm going to just languish on fainting couches and stay thin and melancholy.

Lol. Its calories in vs calories expended. Exercise burns more calories. Try exercising and not eating more; see what happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think as women, we all are simply conditioned to equate beauty = a slim figure.

It starts w/playing w/Barbie dolls…..those dolls had the type of bodies that us little girls all hoped to grow into when we grew up.

Plus we have seen through the years how most of the women we admire, both in real life as well as celebrities tend to be slim.
And we also see how desirable
women become when they lose a lot of weight.

Like when Nicole Ritchie became skinny she suddenly became hot ➕ pretty famous, right??

I didn’t have Barbie’s or skinny celebrities when I grow up, and everyone still wanted to be thin. Being thin meaning you can go for long walks, dancing in the parks, climb mountains with ease. I was shocked at half the fitness class here who can’t jump, despite most still being in their 30/40s.

Life is more enjoyable when you are thin.

I think you don't understand why women of that age "can't jump". I'm fit, but I make a point not to jump. See if you can figure out why.

Then you are not as fit as you think you are. Again, limiting basic human movements is not “fit or healthy”, at least not mentally.

[Anonymous]

Because fat girls are gross af.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think as women, we all are simply conditioned to equate beauty = a slim figure.

It starts w/playing w/Barbie dolls…..those dolls had the type of bodies that us little girls all hoped to grow into when we grew up.

Plus we have seen through the years how most of the women we admire, both in real life as well as celebrities tend to be slim.
And we also see how desirable
women become when they lose a lot of weight.

Like when Nicole Ritchie became skinny she suddenly became hot ➕ pretty famous, right??

I didn’t have Barbie’s or skinny celebrities when I grow up, and everyone still wanted to be thin. Being thin meaning you can go for long walks, dancing in the parks, climb mountains with ease. I was shocked at half the fitness class here who can’t jump, despite most still being in their 30/40s.

Life is more enjoyable when you are thin.

I think you don't understand why women of that age "can't jump". I'm fit, but I make a point not to jump. See if you can figure out why.

Then you are not as fit as you think you are. Again, limiting basic human movements is not “fit or healthy”, at least not mentally.

DP but I'm as fit as I can possibly be but I avoid jumping a lot of the time. I've had knee issues since I was a kid. And I'm assuming the PP was referring to pelvic floor issues post-kids that can result in women having trouble controlling their bladder while jumping. My pelvic floor is okay but not perfect and while jumping during an exercise class would not result in me peeing my pants, I wouldn't volunteer to get on a trampoline either.

You can be fit and healthy and still have limitations due to age or disability. And a 50 year old body is never going to work the way a 5 year old's body does. One of the ways you stay healthy as you age is being smart and selective about the kinds of exercise you engage in. I'll probably need a knee replacement eventually, but I'd like to keep my knees healthy as long as possible before that happens, thus I'm not going to do exercise involving lots of vertical jumping when I could instead do exercise involving slow, controlled strength building and more sure-footed movement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I never understood woman who want to maintain a BMI 17-18 even if it makes them look haggard , thin hair , lose their curves , etc. .

Unless you are a petite woman who risks looking like a bowling pin , most woman look good with extra 10 lbs of fat especially in the hips /thighs .

Well thanks for clearing that up! I’ll
Go and transform my body to be just how you personally like it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think as women, we all are simply conditioned to equate beauty = a slim figure.

It starts w/playing w/Barbie dolls…..those dolls had the type of bodies that us little girls all hoped to grow into when we grew up.

Plus we have seen through the years how most of the women we admire, both in real life as well as celebrities tend to be slim.
And we also see how desirable
women become when they lose a lot of weight.

Like when Nicole Ritchie became skinny she suddenly became hot ➕ pretty famous, right??

I didn’t have Barbie’s or skinny celebrities when I grow up, and everyone still wanted to be thin. Being thin meaning you can go for long walks, dancing in the parks, climb mountains with ease. I was shocked at half the fitness class here who can’t jump, despite most still being in their 30/40s.

Life is more enjoyable when you are thin.

I think you don't understand why women of that age "can't jump". I'm fit, but I make a point not to jump. See if you can figure out why.

Then you are not as fit as you think you are. Again, limiting basic human movements is not “fit or healthy”, at least not mentally.

DP but I'm as fit as I can possibly be but I avoid jumping a lot of the time. I've had knee issues since I was a kid. And I'm assuming the PP was referring to pelvic floor issues post-kids that can result in women having trouble controlling their bladder while jumping. My pelvic floor is okay but not perfect and while jumping during an exercise class would not result in me peeing my pants, I wouldn't volunteer to get on a trampoline either.

You can be fit and healthy and still have limitations due to age or disability. And a 50 year old body is never going to work the way a 5 year old's body does. One of the ways you stay healthy as you age is being smart and selective about the kinds of exercise you engage in. I'll probably need a knee replacement eventually, but I'd like to keep my knees healthy as long as possible before that happens, thus I'm not going to do exercise involving lots of vertical jumping when I could instead do exercise involving slow, controlled strength building and more sure-footed movement.

Understandable on an individual basis, but 80% of a room full of fresh faced 30 somethings risk having knee replacement for doing functional body weight movements is problematic itself.

[Anonymous]

Most women understand, from a young age, that attractiveness means power. What you do w that knowledge is up to the woman. Some don’t care. Others care greatly.